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Report regarding a resolution amending the City of South San Francisco Salary Schedule for the Executive Management Unit for fiscal year 2024-25. (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution amending the City of South San Francisco salary schedule for Executive Management unit for fiscal year 2024-2025, to provide for a salary adjustment for the position of City Manager effective July 5, 2024.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On March 8, 2023, the City Council approved and entered an Employment Agreement with City Manager Sharon Ranals as she was appointed to the position of City Manager for the City of South San Francisco. The salary for the position was established at $350,000 annually ($29,166.80 monthly) with consideration given to a compensation survey of the City's standard benchmark cities in the region and ensuring appropriate internal alignment with subordinate positions. Section 4(a) of the Agreement also provides that, starting in calendar year 2024, the City Manager's salary shall be increased by the same percentage at the same time any discretionary across-the-board increase is granted to the City's employees covered by the Executive Management Compensation Plan, subject to a satisfactory performance evaluation by the City Council. The current Executive Management Compensation plan, approved by City Council on July 27, 2022, provides for an across-the-board salary adjustment for all covered employees of three percent (3%) effective July 5, 2024. This increase was incorporated into the fiscal year 2024-2025 salary schedule approved by City Council on June 26, 2024. However, as the performance evaluation for Ms. Ranals had not yet been completed at that time, the increase was not applied to the City Manager salary. Council has subsequently completed the performance evaluation for Ms. Ranals, and based on satisfactory performance, pursuant to the Employ...
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